very little
3ds max would start faster, but that is it
checking you current build, i suggest an upgrade to either an amd hexacore OR an intel i7-2600K (four cores is poor for 3dsmax)
and... get more memory 16GB+, of atleast 1600MHz+
then, will you see the difference....... adding an SSD to your current rig would be a sin
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